accost
verb
[ əˈkɒst ]
• approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
• "reporters accosted him in the street"
Similar:
speak to,
talk to,
call to,
shout to,
hail,
initiate a discussion with,
address,
approach,
waylay,
take aside,
detain,
stop,
halt,
grab,
catch,
confront,
importune,
solicit,
buttonhole,
collar,
nobble,
Origin:
late 16th century (originally in the sense ‘lie or go alongside’): from French accoster, from Italian accostare, from Latin ad- ‘to’ + costa ‘rib, side’.
